OPINION | Dr Sachiko Suzuki, Asia Climate and Energy Analyst at Market Forces Dr Suzuki is a sustainable finance expert and has previously worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), posted in South East Asia. Companies in Asia have been getting away...
Pressure on Asian companies reaches boiling point for climate action
OPINION | Koh Matsuki CEO, Proxy Watcher Some of Japan’s biggest energy and resources companies are pushing full steam ahead to expand fossil fuel projects across Asia. But banks across Asia and corporate Japan – including Mitsubishi, Mizuho Bank and J-Power – are...
“How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation” – address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
On 27 June 2022, Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent made an address to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan with a speech titled "How Shareholders Can Promote Corporate Decarbonisation". A recording of the press conference and Julien's introductory...
Shareholders urge Japanese companies to take urgent climate action
TOKYO, Japan, 29 June 2022 Market Forces, Kiko Network, 350 org. Japan, FoE Japan, Rainforest Action Network Mitsubishi Corporation AGM (June 2022) Japanese corporations have faced a record number of shareholders backing proposals calling for greater action and...
Corporate Japan faces record number of climate shareholder resolutions
TOKYO, Japan, 13 April 2022 Market Forces, Kiko Network, 350.org Japan, Friends of the Earth Japan, Rainforest Action Network Tokyo Stock Exchange (April 2022) Corporate Japan will this year face a record-high number of climate-focused shareholder...